Learn how to eat healthy as a family

1:37 AM,
Feb. 22, 2013

Written by

Heidi Copeland
Special to the Chronicle

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. ~ Hippocrates, father of medicine, 431 B.C. What timeless words of wisdom!

More recently, researchers at Rutgers University conducted a Meta study looking at 68 studies that examined the relationship between family meals, eating habits, and children's health. Specifically, they wanted to know if there was a correlation between family meals and obesity.

Interestingly, because so many of the studies outcomes were in general agreement, it makes sense to keep them in mind. The data suggests that family mealtime does indeed have a wealth of ...